----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Brodbelt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 11:28 AM
Subject: [Clamav-users] New variant Bagle not being detected?


> Hi,
>
> I got a suspicious mail this morning which looked very like a virus, and
> I'm now receiving reports from a neighbouring institution that they are
> getting hit with the same thing. It is rumored to be a new variant of
> Bagle, though noting I have picks it up yet.
>
> The mail goes something like this:-
>
> ================================
> Dear user of acu.ac.uk,
>
> We have received reports that your e-mail account was used to send a
> huge amount of junk e-mail messages during this week.
> Most likely, your computer was infected and now runs a trojaned proxy
> server.
>
> Please follow the instruction in order to keep your computer safe.
>
> Sincerely yours,
> The acu.ac.uk support team."
> ================================
>
> It also contains at attached zip file, which contains a file named
> amcluv.htm(lots of embedded nulls).com
>
> The neighbouring institution had their domain in the mail, instead of
> mine, so the virus appears to be attempting a bit of socian engineering.
> Also, the from address was forged to be from MAILER-DAEMON at my domain.
>
> Has anyone else seem this?
Yep, We have!

I provided samples via the web site too.  Perhaps it's already being worked
on?

> I've submitted it to the ClamAV database, and
> received a "thank you" note, telling me the submission has not been
> added, and giving no information as to why not, which is less helpful

I thought the exact same thing.  I presume an update is forthcoming.

> than I'd have hoped... The online scanner does not currently pick it up.
> Is there a way I can manually extract a signature to add to my local
> database, if ClamAV won't do it?
Yep, see signatures.pdf  (or get it from the support documentation of
clamav's web site if you didn't already have it)

-Troy

>
> Mike.
>
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